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Economics Mcqs 4423 MCQs [All-Courses]

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Economics MCQs cover fundamental concepts of microeconomics and macroeconomics, including demand and supply, inflation, national income, and economic policies.
This section is designed to strengthen analytical skills and conceptual understanding for competitive examinations.
Highly useful for PPSC, FPSC, NTS, OTS, KPPSC, and other testing services preparation.

In the short run, the supply of capital is ________ and in the long run will depend on _______?
A variable, technology
B fixed, expectations
C fixed, rental rate of capital
D variable, interest rates
Correct Answer: fixed, rental rate of capital
The marginal revenue product of capital is the ?
A change in a company’s balance sheet when it acquires new plant
B additional value of output from using more capital
C change in company’s share price
D changing value of the capital stock
Correct Answer: additional value of output from using more capital
the cost of using capital services is the ?
A wage rate of capital
B interest charges
C marginal capital cost
D rental rate for capital
Correct Answer: rental rate for capital
Efficiency wages are ____ that raise _____?
A low wages, employment
B high wages, labor supply
C high wages, productivity
D high wages, employment
Correct Answer: high wages, productivity
In the West Women and non-whites on average receive lower incomes than white men because ?
A they tend to work in relatively unskilled jobs
B educational disadvantage
C firms are reluctant to invest in training
D all of the above
Correct Answer: all of the above
The most important source of wage differentials are ?
A regional variation
B unionization
C relative danger
D skills
Correct Answer: skills
Unions achieve a higher wage differential the more _____ and the more ______?
A inelastic the demand for labour, they can restrict the supply of labour
B members they have, aggressive they behave
C the economy is growing, people prefer leisure
D the productivity is growing vacancies exist
Correct Answer: inelastic the demand for labour, they can restrict the supply of labour
The opportunity cost of acquiring education is ?
A course fees
B course fees and living expenses
C the earnings foregone
D Course fees living expenses and textbook
Correct Answer: the earnings foregone
Human capital can be described as ?
A the tools used by workers to enhance productivity
B a person inherited ability
C the stock of expertise accumulated by a worker
D education
Correct Answer: the stock of expertise accumulated by a worker
The downward sloping marginal physical product of labor is the firm’s ?
A Supply of labor
B Short-run demand curve for labor
C marginal cost of labour
D
Correct Answer: Short-run demand curve for labor